The second episode of PoptropiCon has come out for Members today! I finished it fairly late, but still got #82, and enjoyed it quite a bit! The full written guide is finished! Click here to see it.Also, the video guide is now done. In the meantime, everyone can now play the cool first episode of Arabian Nights, and the guide for that is here. One strange thing about PoptropiCon is that the Creators didn't release a video walkthrough for the episode immediately. I think that was a pretty wise move. Members, don't forget to get the Popzilla Costume!

Before you go, for those of you not active on Twitter (hint: you should follow me), here are some very early sketches that the Creators recently posted:

The first one is obviously from the upcoming Arabian Nights 3 -- looks like they're going in a cool direction! The second one is really interesting. Why is that guy playing basketball in space? And why is the illustration not flat 2D like Poptropica and perspective like the Poptropica comics? I think this might be a sneak peek from the upcoming comic book (in February) rather than a really bizarre island idea, but you never know. And the third one is a little bit too random for me. They all have something wrong with/coming out of their mouths though. Some strange genie ideas, perhaps? We'll find out eventually. Have fun, and make sure to enter the Land Challenge!

The first four days of the Poptropica Land preview are over, and that means the winners of the Dream Home contest have been announced! They're not really called "winners" officially, though. Perhaps it's because they've got so many good entries? Sadly, mine was not one of them this time, I was too busy, but I'll try to participate in the others. So, without further ado...

Make sure to click on each one to see it in all its full glory! They're all great, but my favorites were Cool Sponge's Victorian mansion, Slanted Fish's slanted fish, Golden Lobster's whale, Mad Comet's hillside home, and Zany Crown's treehouse. I voted for one of those; which one did you vote for? The Creators' Blog home page is where the poll is, or you can click here.

Immediately after that, the contest for the best Village has already started. Only four days, so get building! Here's a useful tip: hit the 's' key in your Land to save a screenshot of the entire thing, which you can crop later. Cool, isn't it? Check out our Land page for more tips!

And for some even more exciting news: the second episode of PoptropiCon is coming out for Members this Thursday! Check out my sneak peeks of the episode until then. To celebrate the release, there's a new costume, the Popzilla Costume, available for Members. Get it fast, it's only here during Early Access of the episode, which starts tomorrow! There's even more fun for non-Members: everyone will be able to play the first episode of Arabian Nights on the same day! Click here for the guide.

Be sure to get this costume and vote for your favorite Land creation! But that's not all for today. Check out the latest video from Captain Crawfish. In it, he tells you how to enter the Land Design Contests, in case you didn't know. Very useful:

I wonder if the Creators will ever release the World file for Dr. Hare's awesome Secret Lab creation? I guess technically we do have the original Dr. Hare's Secret Lab, but still... Okay, that's it for today!

Starting today and continuing until October 30th, Poptropica Land is now open to all, non-Members as well as Members! During that time, the Creators will be hosting four contests; here are the topics:

Heh heh, looks like the Creators took my idea for the Obstacle Course competition... I'll be sure to enter that one. You've only got three days for each one, so best hurry up!

Our online comic heroes, Jorge and Oliver, are soon going to make an appearance in actual comic books. Check out these pages that were released through the Creators' official Twitter (click to zoom):

Very nice artwork. They promise that it's coming out in January 2015. Only two more months! And finally, just for fun, check out this rendering of a Zomberry cityscape that was never used. Looks so real I could almost swear I've seen that scene before.

That's all for today! I'm off to design my Dream Home in Poptropica Land (using the new blue material and Props). Sorry for the inactivity; I've been sick and had lots of catching-up to do at school. See ya later!

For two weeks, from October 16-October 30, everyone will be able to explore and create in Poptropica Land. You'll be able to save your creations and share them with us.

That's not all! We'll also be challenging your creativity during that two-week period. We'll give you a theme, and you'll submit your best creation to us that fits the theme. Then we'll review your submissions and share our favorites right here in the Poptropica Creators' Blog.

Basically a Poptropica Land construction contest, but on a massive scale, and this time anyone can participate! Even though it's only a limited time, I think non-Members would love to buy a Membership after it's over (trust me -- it's worth it for only $3 to $4 a month). Moving on, the Creators went a little bit overboard with the Twitter sneak peeks today, releasing a screenshot of an internal e-mail:

"Polish and bug fixes" for Poptropica Land definitely sounds cool, but New Start World really caught my attention. The Asgard theme probably will remain the same, but they could be about to make a major change to the way you obtain the hammer (Svadilfari). All in a week before the public preview.

True, this is another sneak peeks post, but the "spoiler alert" in the title actually refers to the name of the upcoming episode of PoptropiCon Island! Inside the convention itself, there's a lot to do after your dramatic entrance. The official description suggests that you'll be participating in the costume contest...

The winner of the PoptropiCon costume contest will earn a one-of-a-kind prize. See if you can put together the ultimate villain outfit, but beware — the action at this convention is about to get real!

Which does not even begin to tell the full story. Get ready for a behind-the-scenes look at PoptropiCon, episode 2, only from Poptrickia!

Have anyone of you ever played Magic? It's the first trading cards game, and there's going to be a trading cards game in PoptropiCon! The card game is centered on the Mighty Action Force comic book franchise, which seems to be the theme of the whole episode. Here are the cards you can use:

Excuse my awful image editing skills.

Nice art, don't you think? There are two players. Each player has a deck and a hand (you draw a card from the deck into your hand every turn). Each card has a value of gems; you can either gain that amount of gems for yourself or remove that amount of gems from the opposing player. There's probably a target amount of gems you have to reach in order to win, or perhaps the opponent loses when they hit 0 gems. So far, I don't know the reason why you play the games. Anyway, moving on to the scenes that you'll visit during the island!

It's also going to release with it's own common room (that's where the Atrium door leads from the Theater scene). The Creators are getting adventurous with the number and complexity of scenes once again! Also, did you hear? The Creators are re-releasing Shrink Ray Island! Anyway, back on track. The episode is in a very early stage right now, so the most I can gather is this: you're trying to create a costume this time to look like Omegon, one of the Might Action Force heros. In order to do this, you'll have to beat people at the trading cards game so they'll let you get certain items, or things like that. Fairly Poptropica-y, don't you think? To top it all off, here's the link to the intro animation. I hope these sneak peeks were insightful, and have a nice week!

The first episode of Arabian Nights Island, "How Bazaar," just released to Poptropica Members today! It was the winner of the Create Your Own Dream Island contest, and is arguably the first Poptropican-inspired island. I found it pretty fun and it was executed pretty well. Also, the final episode of Survival, "Escape," is now out for all players. Click here for the guide!

Does this mean that we can expect another Diary of a Wimpy Kid-themed island, like Wimpy Wonderland and Wimpy Boardwalk, or maybe even a Galactic Hot Dogs-themed island? We'll just have to wait and see. And take a look at this image they published recently:

The Creators have been busy on Twitter recently, posting some fresh sneak peeks of Islands both upcoming and unreleased. Here's a whopper: the Creators were once seriously considering a "Water Thrill Island"! Check out one of the scenes:

Looks like we missed something that could have been very fun. The Creators said that it's only "rejected for now," but seeing that this island has a definite Summer theme, we'll be waiting for a while. One of the least likely things you'd consider that the Creators would have to puzzle over is the Island logos. Look at all the iterations they went through for the logos of Mission Atlantis, Arabian Nights, and Back Lot:

Speaking of Arabian Nights, the first episode of that Island is coming out for Members tomorrow! Another thing we now know about the Creators is that they have some very talented artists; see these sketches of some scenes from Arabian Njghts:

By the way, if you want the fastest news and coolest stuff about Poptropica, the best way is to follow me and the Creators on Twitter. It's better than just waiting on super-long blog posts like this one ;).Anyway, enough about that. The long-awaited Furniture update to Poptropica Land is here! Except it's not called furniture, it's called Props. The Creators did a great job of describing it, but in Props, you can drag in some pre-made items like doors and dressers (like the old Lands). They're unlocked by Poptanium. There's also a new menu interface on Lands to go with this. So, now you know where to find me for the next 2 hours :). Make something cool and send it in to the Creators, they might post it on their Twitter or on the Creators' Blog! And I'd love to see your creations too. That concludes this post from Poptrickia (finally)...

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